The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-03-19
STATE NEWS.


broken by fine rain last Thursday
night.
St. Merry Review: The cane crop
is doing fine. Some planters expect
to lay it by as early as April.
lheFville Democrat: We had a
splendid shower of rain Monday
morning which had beneficial effect
on vegetation generally.
ST. MartiDsviIle Messenger: We
had an agreeable and mnch needed
rain Tuesday morning. The planters
say 1t was Just what they wanted,
Alexandria Democrat: In the six.
parishes of Sabine, Vernon, Winn,
Grant, Rapides and Catahoula jay
Gonid owns no less than 10000
acres Of land.
lberville South: The river con-
Times to rise steadily at this point.
Although there is no occasion for
alarm, yet it behooves all parties,
Interested to keep an eye on OR
levees.
Times Democrat: The planters
OF ST. Landry parish are avalling
themselves Of the continued good
weather, and are. far advanced in
their farming operations. The out
look is very encouraging.
Alexandria Democrat: The rain
Monday morning was very heavy
one, and will prove disastrous 10 the
gardens in town, and also to the
planters in the parish who had plow.
ed and commenced planting.
nobeline Reporter: The winter
birds are now moving northward.
Our forest is putting on the green
robe in hurry. Larger gardens,
better gardens. and more vegetables
for home consumption, is the watch
word of our townsmen.
Lake Charles Echo: We have
received several good rains during
tho past ~cels The saraess-zcr,d
farms needed a shower to refresh
them, and our log men throughout
the pineries were needing rain to
enable them to run out their logs.
Lake Charles Commercial: Our
town is steadily improving, new
streets are being opened up, and in
every direction yoa can see new
buildings in course Of erection. And,
with all this, we need a new court
house and market-house: and also
park.
Shreveport Times: When the
Southern boom gets a firm hold On
Shreveport. we hardly think onr
people will feel the change. In
truth, our city is now, and has been.
on a firm aud steady upgrade, and
this is about what the boom in tle
South amounts to.
Donaldsonyille Chief: We had
a light frost Sunday morning ond q
heavier one on Monday. but. neither
inflicted damage of much moment.
The tender vegetation was blighted
somewhat and the crops Of. garden
sass more or less affected, but there
was no Ii,imy to cane or corn that
il worth speaking Of. So far as we
have learned the fruit trees were not
affected to any aDpreciable ex tent.
s>ugar-Bowl: During the past
week we have had showers in most
portions OF thc State, with real
spring wea thcr. Crops Of all kinds
are growing with amazing rapldily.
The stnhble cane crop il per ect
stand everywhere: the fall and spring
plant cane are as good as we ever
saw; rice planting is in progress;
the corn crop is growing well. even
since the frost Of the 9th and 28tl
ultimo. This year is going to be
long remembered for the excellence
Of its crops.
Louisiana Farmer: Last Tuesday
night q storm Of considerable mag
nitude took place in oar region. At
this time of the year when such q
thing occnrs-wlieh is most always
the casa-,he general impression
and saving is. the winter has broken
his back" We hope this will prove
true. for we are informed that "all
around" far and near. crops cf all
kinds are way ahead Of last year,
and give promise of most bounli-